Clothing and package carrier



1927. June 7 o. I. MASSEY CLOTHING AND PACKAGE CARRIER Filed Aug- 28, 1925 51400105014 v DJMASSEY.

I I 61m Patented June 7, 1927.1

onnnn r. MASSEY,

or ELK crrY, OKLAHO WILLIAMS, 0]? ELK.GITY,*OKLAHQMA;-L

CLQTHJ ZNG AND PACKAGE CARRIER.

Application filed August 28, '1925.-':Seria1 Ne. 53,0 79, v

My invention relates to carriers and more particularly to carriers for use in vehicles for carrying coats or other clothing and without interference with the passengers furnished at small cost.

and which can be quickly attached to or de tached from the vehicle and which can be Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following descriptionand the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims. Reference is' had to the drawings which form a part of this application. i

Fig. 1 is a broken view of a car, showing a carrier attached to the back part and'one attached to the side near the top. Fig. 2 is V a plan View of the device, partly broken. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section. I

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views. r

This carrier is provided with a'rectangular or other shaped frame, preferably of wire or rods but it is apparent that the frame may be made of other material. The frame 1 eX- tends on all sides of the device and a sheet of cloth 2 is attached to the frame 1 by lapping the edges of the frame over the frame rod l and sewing the lapped portion to the body of the sheet of cloth 2. The cloth 2 may be canvas, ducking, leather, or imitation leather, thin metal or other suitable material. The frame 1 is hingedlyconnected to the vehicle at some distance from the top of the vehicle by means of screw eyes 3 which catch around the wire or rod 1 and which are screwed into some solid part of the vehicle frame. The screw eyes 3 are at one edge of the carrier and the free edge 4: is

held yieldingly against the top of the vehiole so that it may be pulled" down for placing clothing or packages on top of the carrier.

Spiral springs 5 are attached to the corners front edge 4 of the carrier and of the free or extended towards the back edge thereof. The springs 5 are provided w th eyes 6 which accompanying said eyes.

are'caught on hooks? which are screwed into some sohd'part of the'vehicle body frame.

MA; ASSIGNOR or. ONE-IVV-IAVLF Tasman The carrier is provided with side members 8 which may be con'tinuations of the cloth of sheet 2.. The edges of the material of the side members 8 are lapped over the springs 5 and sewed or otherwise attached to the members 8, the lapped' edges being sufii ciently large so that the .free operation of the springs 5 will not be interfered with, the

springs 5 moving freely in the pockets j formed by the lapped portions.v The device is installed by hanging the back edges on the hooks 3 and then catching theeyes 6 on the hooks 7 The sprin'gsb must have suflicient ten-sionto hold the front 7 edge of the carrler up against the top of the a vehicle and to: support the articles to be car ried by the carrier. Theclothing or other simply pulling down the front edge and article may be placed a on t-he carrienby a hold the articles against the top of the ve- I hicle. I

It is apparent that the improved carrier may-be attached to the back part of the vehicle or to the sides of the vehicle, as

shown in-Fig. 1.

'What I claim, is, 1. A clothing and prising a frame and a sheet of supporting material attached to said frame, flexible package carrier comside members attached tovthe lateral edges of said frame, means for hingedlyconnectmg one edge of the carrier tov avehlcle frame, and yielding means normally inclosed in said side members for holding the free edge of said carrier against the top of the vehicle.

2. A clothing and package carrier com-H prising alframe and asheet of supporting material attached to said frame, meansfor I .hingedly connecting one edge ofthe carrier to a vehicle frame, and means for yieldingly holding the free edge against the top of the 1 V,

vehicle consisting of coil springs attached to thecorners of the free edge of sand carrier and provided with eyes at the otherendsy and hooks attached to the vehicle frame to receive and hold said spring by meansof 3. A clothing. andpackage'carrier comprising a frame, a sheet of supporting material having its edges folded over said frame L and 7 attached t0 the body (if the-sheet, means for hingedly connecting'one' edge of said carrier to a vehicle'frame, resilient means -f0r.:yie1ding1y zholdingi-the ifree. edge. I of said carrier against thetop'of the vehicle, 7 v

and flexible members attached to the lateral edges of said frame and substantially 1nclosing said resilient means.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this 22 day of August, 1925.

GREEN IIMASSEY." 

